Had to put down my diabetic cat this week. 😢 I'm going to miss that goober. Hoping to find a way to help others. I have four unopened vials of lantus. Is there a way to donate them?
The number I was told to call by the blocked message is 8004272449. Been on hold for 45 minutes and counting. Every thirty seconds it tells me they have high call volumes and my call is important to them. Every THIRTY SECONDS. I've heard that message 94 times now. And counting.
This is the biggest snail I think I've ever seen in the wild. His shell is probably about 7/8" wide. Anybody know what species? I'm in New England.
Eta: what should I do with him? I couldn't leave him in the driveway to get run over. Where should I drop him outiside, near water, woods?
Basically the title. I've talked to the husband a few times and he never mentioned it. I've never even seen the wife myself, but first she screamed at the ups guy for being on her driveway to reach our house - yes she does often get packages delivered too, and then screamed at a guest of ours. The deed to our house says clearly that we have access to use the driveway in perpetuity (long boring story as to why). And it doesn't even happen very often. A couple times a week maybe someone will go up or down it. Using that driveway isn't necessary most times, we have our own road access, it's just a nice convenience that we were told we were entitled to when we bought the house, and they have never done the adult thing and spoken to us about not using it or telling our guests and delivery folks not to use it. Idk if she thinks she will get her packages acting like that to the regular delivery drivers around here. I don't even k ow what her problem is with anyone using it. Her house has its own little branch off the driveway and is probably a good 200 feet from it. It's not like they are driving right under her bedroom window or anything. It shouldn't be enough to disturb anyone. The fact that she hasn't communicated her problem or what she wants with us kind of activates the petty, heel-digging child in me and leaves me with no desire to be the bigger person. Actually, I was kind of thinking I'd put up a sign on my property near the driveway that says "don't use this driveway or psycho lady neighbor will scream at you".
So last night I was traveling to mount doom with Sam wise gamgee. He kept pressuring me to have aex with him but I kept turning him down. Then one night we stayed at an inn and had to share a bed. I still wouldn't sleep with him so that was the last straw for dream Sam. He packed up his pots and pans and left me behind.
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There were other very weird tangents to this part but that's the bit that has stuck in my head all day.
A couple of pink lady slippers have popped up in my yard in a bad spot. They are going to get trampled or worse if they stay there. I have them growing in another spot too on the opposite side of my yard, they would be safe there. Any tips on successfully transplanting them? What time of year, how much soil to grab around them, etc?
Any specific products you can recommend? There are like a *mill-i-yon* of them out there. Looking for one that will actually slow him down a bit as my boy just inhales the wet food in less than a minute. Tia!
Looking for good writeups and videos on testing bg with relion meter, adjusting dosage at home, feeding guidelines, etc. Please and thanks! I am not on facebook and can't get on it. It doesnt believe I'm a real person or something, idk. I don't pass the "selfie" thing.
Sorry for the bad photo, he doesnt sit still much.
So here he is. Sone of you may understand by looking at him why I couldnt post a picture or details in my first post, but we have done our due diligence and beyond to try to find his owner and he is officially mine now.
I found him on the side of the road, emaciated, lethargic, and covered in ticks just a tenth of a mile from my house out in the sticks in Canterbury. That was late on a friday. I scooped him up, brought him home and got him set up with food and water and litter in my office. He ate then slept on repeat for a full couple of days. Observing him, my theory was that he was ill in some way and was probably dumped rather than lost. Diabetes was my best guess because of the extremely low weight and excessive drinking and peeing.
Monday I brought him to the vet to check him for a microchip. There was none, but his condition was so poor they wanted to have him checked out by the doctor right then. His blood sugar was very high but he was otherwise ok. She gave me slow feeding instructions to follow for two weeks and then we would recheck his sugar. That day came and his sugar is still high, so now I have a diabetic cat.
Looking him over that first day the vet told me "You know this is a multi-thousand dollr cat, right?" I told her I thought he looked expensive. Of course he isn't anymore, being diabetic, but as a kitten he would have been, and I wouldn't risk him ending up with soneone who was going to try to fatten him up to sell him. That's why I couldn't provide a picture and was hesitant to even give a description as I had posted about him on other subs looking for advice on caring for him those first days.
So no big mystery. Just protecting the cat from shitty people as i know there are a lot of them out there, even in CT.
Ps - We named him Toast. ☺️
F spayed bulldog mix, 35 lbs, a little over a year old we think, healthy. Ivr had her five months. We had lots of problems with her from the get go as we think she was crated most of her life before we got her. Diet and behavior problems which we have worked on and improved, and this whole time, weve only managed to go a day or two without any inside accidents. I suspect the house training is simply incomplete because we had so many other issues to deal with when we got her.
Lately she is peeing in the house five times a day again and sometimes a poo now and then too and I just dont understand why. She has plenty of time outside, we are doormen to the pets all day long. Its like as soon as the mood strikes her, she goes. No attempt to hold it or communicate that she wants to go out. Ive tried putting bells on the door, thats how I discovered shes afraid of bells. 🙄
My other dog waits at the door to be let out of barks politely to get our attention. Didnt teach her that, she did it on her own. New dog has not caught on to this. I've brought her back to leash inside 24/7 close supervision several times but I just can't do that forever.
Any advice?
Eastern CT. Leaves are hairy, hairs slightly irritrating to finger tips, leaves have a very light pleasant smell when crushed.
I'll try to make this concise.
Estranged relative died, had will leaving everything to my minor children. Relative's lawyer is executor, a family friend had POA at end of life. A mere month or so before death, relative takes on a tenant in their house - tenant needed housing, elderly relative needed help around the house. This relationship was facilitated by POA. A contract to sell their house to the tenant at perhaps half of the fair market value was signed by the POA and dated to the day before death. Executor/attorney says he spoke to relative a few weeks before death, claims they were lucid and not under any influence during the conversation and this was their wish, to sell the house to this acquaintance, handing over 1-2 hundred thousand dollars in equity to her, taking it away from their grandchildren. Attorney says there is some document or amendment to the will to this effect but this was not submitted to the probate court and attorney is so far refusing to let me see it, nor will they give me a copy of the POA to see if she was even authorized to make the sale on relative's behalf. Probate judge doesn't seem to see a problem here.
What do I do? Do I have a case? I've been trying to get representation but getting bounced around and ignored. Not sure I'm explaining the situation well enough.
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Rural new england. Found what looks like an expensive cat on the side of the road covered in ticks and emaciated. Some kind of siamese or similar, maybe even pure bred. I think its a neutered male but I havent poked around much because I don't know if he will tolerate that from a stranger. Adult, pretty large or he would be if his bones werent protruding everywhere. I brought him home, put him in my office with food, water and litter box. I have another indoor cat so all I had for flea and ticks was a 3-years expired dose of revolution plus. I put that on him, hopefully it helps until I can get something else. No vets open around here on the weekend.
As for the drinking and peeing, when I brought him home he ate almost immediately. Ate a bunch but didnt eat like you might expect with a starving animal, drank a bit, then slept. I hung out with him for a while and eventually he started poking around the room so I drew his attention to the litter box, he knew exactly what to do and he peed and peed and peed. It was an austin powers pee, seriously. He had obly been in my house a few hours at that point, its not like hed been holding it all day. This morning I checked on him and he was more alert and active and his water dish was empty. I filled it up and he drank and drank and drank.
Could there be something else wrong with him? Access to water is easy around here for most animals. There are streams and swamps everywhere and it rains often. I've also never seen a cat that was living outdoors around here so skinny. There are tons of rodents and birds, and cats that aren't accustomed to living outside dont usually survive long enough to get skinny. They get picked off by foxes, coyotes, and hawks.
Im kind of worried he was dumped because he is sick. Other than the problems Ive noted he seems fine. Even his coat looks good. Any advice?
Poster age: im old
Country: usa
Vets: not open today, will call tomorrow
Tldr: emaciated cat drinks and pees a lot, expected? Or something else wrong?
Rural new england. Found what looks like an expensive cat on the side of the road covered in ticks and emaciated. Some kind of siamese or similar, maybe even pure bred. I think its a neutered male but I havent poked around much because I don't know if he will tolerate that from a stranger. Adult, pretty large or he would be if his bones werent protruding everywhere. I brought him home, put him in my office with food, water and litter box. I have another indoor cat so all I had for flea and ticks was a 3-years expired dose of revolution plus. I put that on him, hopefully it helps until I can get something else. No vets open around here on the weekend.
As for the drinking and peeing, when I brought him home he ate almost immediately. Ate a bunch but didnt eat like you might expect with a starving animal, drank a bit, then slept. I hung out with him for a while and eventually he started poking around the room so I drew his attention to the litter box, he knew exactly what to do and he peed and peed and peed. It was an austin powers pee, seriously. He had obly been in my house a few hours at that point, its not like hed been holding it all day. This morning I checked on him and he was more alert and active and his water dish was empty. I filled it up and he drank and drank and drank.
Could there be something else wrong with him? Access to water is easy around here for most animals. There are streams and swamps everywhere and it rains often. I've also never seen a cat that was living outdoors around here so skinny. There are tons of rodents and birds, and cats that aren't accustomed to living outside dont usually survive long enough to get skinny. They get picked off by foxes, coyotes, and hawks.
Im kind of worried he was dumped because he is sick. Other than the problems Ive noted he seems fine. Even his coat looks good. Any advice?
He's just skin and bones and covered in ticks. I live in a rural area with lots of wildlife. Im surprised he has lived long enough outdoors to get in this poor of a condition. Ive got him in my office where its quiet, and he weirdly didnt eat like he was starving, just ate, napped, woke up, ate a bit more.
Any advice? He looks like an expensive cat. I plan to get him checked for a microchip but if he doesnt have one, or the owner doesn't come forward I plan to keep him. Im worried though about identifying the real owner. I don't want to post on CL "found purebred siamese" anybody could claim ownership. How do I make sure someone who claims him is the real owner?
Location: CT
Short version of the story: death of estranged family member. Estate willed to my minor children with the family member's lawyer as executor. Executor seems unconcerned by fiduciary duty, trying to sell house for cheap in a deal that may not be arms length. Someone accessing the house, possibly living there, during probate period. Sale arranged without ever being listed far below market value.
I have been told that the lawyer is able to sell the assets as he sees fit because the deceased left a will. I have also been told that I can't get a lawyer to represent us in probate court because the kids are under 18 and have to instead be provided a guardian ad litem. I asked the court about that. They are making *me* the GAL. So now I have to go to the hearing and try to explain the problems I see with the sale of the house against an actual lawyer.
I feel like I have fallen through a very tiny oddly-shaped crack and am going to be extruded out the other side by a lawyer who wants to take half of my kids' inheritance.
What do I do?
These were obviously disconnected and empty over the winter.
ETA: i think I figured out what happened. We had a crazy bad winter . I think the snow was deep enough, for long enough and thawed and refroze enough times to fill up those two pipes since the ends were just open. It didnt affect the rest of the system because there is another valve inside the pool shed that was closed. Crazy. Replacing with removable valves and will be capping them for the winter too in future!
Somebody pisted a cute crocheted guitar shaped box and lid a while back and I thought my husband would love that. So last night I tried to make one freehand in one piece, no cuts. It started out great until I tried to do the "walls" of the box then it, well, this is as far as I got before I had to stop because I was laughing so hard I couldnt see what I was doing anymore.